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I love reading great writing, which is what we aim to deliver consistently on this blog. But sometimes you're just looking for a compelling piece of data to plug into a presentation or support a point you're making in your writing. Well, if that's what you need today, then this post is for you.

Here, we've compiled the ultimate resource of charts (86 of 'em in the SlideShare below!) and statistics from the recently released 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Report. Feel free to use this data in your own content, tweet the stats you find most interesting, or just enlighten yourself about the current state of inbound marketing.

51) 9% of companies have either a full-time SEO expert or blog lead. Tweet This Stat

52) SEO consumes an average of 9% of marketers’ overall time, and its leads convert to sales at an industry leading 15% -- 50% better than trade shows, the leading traditional marketing channel. Tweet This Stat

Social Media Marketing

53) Social media accounts for 14% of marketers’ total lead pipeline this year. Tweet This Stat

54) 13% of marketers noted that social media generates above average lead conversion rates. Tweet This Stat

55) 21% of marketers report that social media has become more important to their company over the past six months. Tweet This Stat

56) Social media staffs more full-time employees than any other team --16% engage a full-time social media practitioner. Tweet This Stat

57) Social media requires just 10% more effort, on average, than most traditional marketing roles. Tweet This Stat

58) The 16% of marketers who dedicate their time to social media in 2013 will also deliver the highest proportion of leads, at 14%. Tweet This Stat

Social Media Channel Conversions

59) 52% of all marketers generated a lead from Facebook in 2013. Tweet This Stat

60) 74% said Facebook is important to their lead generation strategy in 2013. Tweet This Stat

61) 43% of marketers generated a customer from LinkedIn in 2013. Tweet This Stat

62) Company blogs produced a customer for 43% of marketers in 2013. Tweet This Stat

63) 36% of markers found a new customer from Twitter this year. Tweet This Stat

64) A relatively new channel, Google+ delivered customers for 15% of marketers this year. Tweet This Stat

65) In 2013, 9% of marketers sourced a customer from Pinterest. Tweet This Stat

66) Social media budgets grew 9% in 2013, to 23% of all marketing allocations. Tweet This Stat

67) Agency firms' social media conversions are 41% better than industry averages -- 17% of agencies reported above average social conversions in 2013. Tweet This Stat